Audio Data Project Voice Actor Needed – Odia Speaking

We’re hiring voice talents to record 60 minutes of scripted audio demonstrating a range of emotions (e.g., excitement, contempt, confusion) and speaking styles (e.g., narrative, whispered, reading to children). Recordings will be used to train text-to-speech (TTS) models. There is no public broadcast or advertising usage, and nothing will be created in your likeness.

Important:

You must submit an audition that follows the technical requirements listed below to be considered for this project.

Project Overview & Usage:

Scope:

Usage:

Script quality:

Artistic Direction:

Aim for genuine, natural performances that do not feel performed or stiff.

Maintain clear, confident delivery and correct pronunciation.

Qualifications

Technical / Audio Requirements

Format: WAV, stereo, 16-bit

Sample rate: 48 kHz

Quality: Very clean audio (noise floor ≤ −60 dB), no reverb, no clipping, minimal plosives.

Processing: Do not apply denoisers, EQ, compression, normalization, or any plugins—raw audio only.

Revisions: Include up to 2 rounds of revisions due to talent error per script.

Additional Information

To Apply: Submit your application in this job post and send your audition with your proposal in the Upwork platform with the guidance of our team. You will be using the attached script in the Upwork job post. Make sure you are recording the language you are applying for.